The 1961-1963 Thunderbird was the in car to own especially in Southern California, owning one was a way to show others you were somebody special. As a comparison the 1964 1/2 Mustang only had a base price of $2,368. The 1961-1963 Thunderbird was out of reach for most young buyers since its base price started out at $4,170-4,445 and if loaded with options it was well over $5,000. It was the Thunderbird’s heavy weight kept the Thunderbird from being a performance car. It was the perfect upscale sporty car to cruise around town or drive on the highway. This gave the Thunderbird a nice luxury car ride and an overall feel that it floated on air especially on the highway. It had plenty of engine power under the hood but it was a medium-sized car with a heavy curb weight of around 4,200 lbs which at the time was what a much larger full-size car weighed. It wasn’t a performance car and it wasn’t the typical conventional luxury car, it was something in between. The 1961-1963 Thunderbird didn’t fit into any of the different automotive classifications at the time.
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The 1961 Thunderbird along with the 1961 Lincoln Continental were the first passenger cars to have curved side windows which added to the Thunderbird’s modern streamlined look. The Thunderbird would not get an exterior redesign until the 1964 model year. It was such a great looking design that Ford only made very slight exterior trim changes for 19. Ironically if Ford had used the 1961-1963 Thunderbird on the NASCAR racing circuit back in the day, it would have dominated with its superior aerodynamics when compared to most squarish cars of its day. The Thunderbird had a low stance and its aerodynamic streamlined front end with 4 round headlights gave the impression it was made for high speed racing. The Thunderbird’s perfectly shaped round rear taillights personified the jet age. It had very subtle tail fins that were part of the stylish upper body panel crease on each side of the car that started from the front-end and ended right above the rear taillight area.
The Thunderbird instead had a streamlined space age look with aerodynamic curved body panels. Most cars by 1961 were starting to phase out tall tail fins and move to an overall more squarish exterior design. The 1961 Thunderbird had artistic futuristic styling that was ahead of its time. However Ford engineers took styling to the next level for the 1961 model year when the third generation of the Ford Thunderbird was released. The Thunderbird was always on the leading edge of styling. It started off for the 1955 model year as a sporty 2-seat car that competed with the Chevrolet Corvette and by the late-1950s had evolved into a sporty car with seating for four. THE CAR COMES WITH A FEW EXTRAS: A GOOD SPARE WITH FACTORY JACK AND SPARE SPINNER, NEW SCUFF PLATES, NEW STAINLESS HOOD LIP TRIM, ALL NEW STAINLESS BODY TRIM FROM FENDER, DOORS TO QTR.Ford’s crown jewel car of the 1950s was the Thunderbird or sometimes called T-bird.ĚLL GLASS IS ORIGINAL AND IN GREAT CONDITION NO CRACKS.WERE RE-CHROMED HAS CD CHANGER IN THE TRUNK ğRONT AND REAR BUMPERS AND Q'S, HEADLIGHT BROWS, S IRONS ETC.HEATER, WIPERS, WASHERS, HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, & TURN SIGNALS WORK, NEW PADDED DASH - NO CRACKS.ĚDDED POWER TRUNK RELEASE & POWER DOOR LOCKS.NEW HEADLINER AND PADDED VISORS, NEW CONSOLE SWITCHES.INTERIOR SEATS/CONSOLE IN GREAT CONDITION.NEW BRAKE DRUMS, NEW PLUGS, CAP, COIL, AND WIRES, NEW HOLLY CARB, NEW HOSES, ALTERNATOR, NEW FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINES, NEW BATTERY.REBUILT POWER STEERING BOX, DUAL EXHAUST IN GREAT CONDITION, NO EXHAUST LEAKS 4-WAY EMERGENCY FLASHERS.POWER LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS, POWER SEATS.ē90 CI 312 HP ENGINE (REBUILT 2 YEARS AGO) WITH MERC O MATIC TRANSMISSION VERY SOLID CAR, WELL MAINTAINED, GARAGE KEPT.ĜLEAN TITLE, ODOMETER SHOWS 444 MILES, THE MILEAGE ON THE TITLE IS EXEMPT LIKE ALL THE OLD VEHICLES.The Landau became the second most important model after the standard hardtop. The Landau model was introduced in 1962, with a vinyl roof and simulated S-bars on the rear pillars. It featured new and much sleeker styling (done by Bill Boyer) than the second generation models. The third generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a personal luxury car produced by Ford for the 1961 to 1963 model years.
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